I read a story yesterday on FOXNews.com about a girls high school basketball team winning a game 100-0. Wow. How does any coach allow this to happen? I am talking about the winning coach. And to top it off, the winning team is from a Christian High School.

There is hope for the school. The head of the Christian school is seeking a forfeit for winning; “recognizing victory without honor is a great loss.” I must say that I love the quote. Victory without honor is a loss. That’s when a win is a loss.

Coaches, especially youth coaches, we must rise be above the hype of winning at all costs for our young players. I am guilty too. Two years ago, I let my emotions take over during a game, and we scored 63 points on a team. We did try to shut the game down once we reached 49 by running our 2nd string, but I should have done this at 24 in the second quarter. Last season because of the above mentioned game, we started our second string players against 3 teams that we knew we could easily beat. Our starters played the 2nd and 4th quarters of these games. I must say this strategy worked great for our team. The second string players had a blast and they also experienced much needed “real” game reps.

So when do you consider a victory a win or loss? I think the head master’s request for a forfeit is a Win for the schools honor, and that’s more important than a Win on the court.

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Coach Parker has been coaching youth sports since 1994. In 1994, he was a member of the Plano Sports Authority Football Coaching Staff of the Year.
Coach Parker grew up in Texas; living, breathing and playing football. Go Dallas Cowboys! He started playing football in 3rd grade and played through HS. His High School Offensive Coordinator and Linebacker's coach, was Ron Schroeder, one of the winningest Coaches in Texas Football History.
Coach Parker also played Racquetball and Handball for Texas A&M club teams and was a certified racquetball instructor.